A gene affects an organism's phenotype by controlling
A) protein production.
B) the mutation rate.
C) the organism's environment.
D) the organism's ribosomes.

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Genes control the production of proteins, which are responsible for many of an organism's physical traits and functional abilities. Therefore, a gene affects an organism's phenotype by controlling protein production.

A Gene Affects an Organism's Phenotype by Controlling